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SPOTLIGHT STORY

This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet, your source for Microsoft news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more.

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK:

Microsoft slapped with two more antitrust suits
Europe is downright determined to reign in alleged antitrust mischief from Microsoft. Today, two new European cases were announced. Both are linked to Opera Software. Opera filed its own antitrust suit against Microsoft in December.

MORE STORIESARROW

RELATED NEWS:

The iPod is doomed to failure: Windows Mobile 7 plans are leaked

Microsoft spends $1.2 billion to acquire Fast Search & Transfer search engine maker

Top Microsoft execs resign -- the post-Bill-era exodus begins!

NOTE: New contest! Enter today win a free Cool Stuff techno-toy worth up to $500 from Global Knowledge. Plus, you can still win the January giveaway of a free Microsoft training course from New Horizons Computer Learning Centers worth up to $2,500. See the Microsoft Subnet home page for details.

FROM OUR BLOGGERS:

Mitchell Ashley: Converging on Microsoft
What the 2008 slowdown could mean for tech M&A activity
It seems that every four-year election cycle brings with it some type of economic challenge or slowdown. 2008 seems to have all those same vibes, with rumblings of a possible six-month or so recession.

Tyson Kopczynski: Hidden Microsoft gems
A little BlackArmor anyone?
Earlier this year, Seagate released their Momentus Full Disk Encryption drive.  I thought that was pretty cool, as it made a wonderful addition to the FDE solutions currently on the market.

Kerrie Meyler: Managing Microsoft
Using Microsoft OpsMgr for disaster recovery
Wave 1 of the Operations Manager Resource Kit includes a tool for taking inventory of the components on each computer where you installed an OpsMg.

Sue Hanley: Essential SharePoint
You’ve just got to teach them how to fish
One of the biggest challenges with a large scale deployment of SharePoint is figuring out an effective communications and training plan. From training to  URL naming conventions, Hanley offers a list of lessons learned.

Glenn Weadock: Windows Server 2008
The look and feel of Windows Server 2008
When you take your first look at Windows Server 2008, you'll find that many of the traditional tools that graced Server 2003 are still around…Where things change a bit is in the Server Manager console which is really the "nerve center" of Server 2008.
Microsoft Subnet welcomes our newest guest blogger. Enter to win a free Cool Tools gift worth up to $500 from Weadock's employer, Global Knowledge. Giveaway info is located on the main Microsoft Subnet page.

Alex Lewis: Windows into Silicon Valley
Speaking on OCS at Enterprise 2.0 Presence and Identity
I'll be speaking at the Enterprise 2.0 - Presence and Identity conference this Friday, January 18th, in San Francisco. I'll be doing a quick OCS demo, mainly Communicator client side, and talking about the importance of pervasive presence across devices and environments.

Patrick Regan: Microsoft Exam Cram
Taking the 70-620 TS: Windows Vista, Configuring Exam
If you are planning on getting your MCSE or MCITP Enterprise certifications, you will have to take an exam covering a client operating system. One exam, you can take the 70-620: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista. What should you do to best prepare for this exam? Patrick Regan explains.

Ron Colonna: Microsoft Certification/Training Corner
Wish list for Microsoft training for 2008
Colonna, a master trainer has a few ideas on how Microsoft can improve its training programs. "I decided to make my first blog entry of 2008 just be a few wishes for the new year in the hopes that Microsoft notices. The other hope is if enough of you agree and maybe some changes can be brought about," he writes.

HOT DISCUSSIONS AMONG MICROSOFT SUBNET READERS:

Vista SP1 inches closer to release

How Google quietly gained control of open source to compete with Microsoft

New rootkit uses old trick to hide itself

Is Microsoft a model of green?

Comparing System Center Essentials with Operations Manager and Configuration Manager

GIVEAWAYS AND OTHER GOODIES FOR READERS

Giveaways galore! Enter to win a 'Cool Stuff' techno-toy worth up to $500 from Global Knowledge. Plus, win the January giveaway of a free Microsoft training course from New Horizons Computer Learning Centers worth up to $2,500. See the Microsoft Subnet home page for details.

Check out Microsoft Subnet’s library for more free chapters and special discounts on best-selling books.

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